Within weeks of its launch at Hay Festival, Car-Jacked is picking up top reviews in the national newspapers. It's also been going down a storm in schools and festivals across the country. VERY excited about this new baby's future...

Jack is a 12-year-old genius with an IQ of 170. When his family car is stolen by a desperate bank robber, Jack is accidentally abducted. Within seconds his carefully controlled life is way off track. But being on the run with a convict isn't quite what he expects - and soon he's using his super-sharp brain to help the guy...

Are you a Child Genius? Try the quiz further down to find out - and get your mum to do the Monster Mother quiz too.

IN OTHER NEWS... Destination Earth has picked up TWO awards so far this year.See the Monthly Musing for details!

And don't forget to email me with your results and your stories of genius... or monstrousness! The best story I get will win the sender a signed copy of Car-Jacked AND a signed Audio Book of Out Of This World. Closing date - end of August.

By the way, SHAPESHIFTER fans might want to read right to the end of the Monthly Musing page. Just sayin'...